NYT Crossword May 17, 2025 Answers
By Ryan Judge · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from May 17, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
Across
1A Much mail to Santa 5 6A Rubbish destinations 4 10A Sultanate that controls the exclave of Madha 4 14A Mescal source 5 15A Tip line? 9 17A Sitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21) 15 19A Halloween vis-à-vis All Saints' Day 3 20A Hair color, e.g. 5 21A Cards' home 3 22A The sun, e.g., in about five billion years 8 24A Humiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon 6 27A Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally 3 28A British singer ___ Parks 4 30A Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais 4 31A Going down, in a way 11 35A Threw one's hat in the ring 3 36A Becomes uncomfortable, as underwear 7 37A Frightful 7 39A Type that's compatible with everyone, in brief 4 40A First president of the S.C.L.C. 3 42A Neutral color 3 43A Work well together 3 44A "C'mon, dish it!" 11 49A Chicken nugget shape 4 51A Stands to practice hitting 4 52A Causes of some burns 4 53A N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference 6 55A Fills up 8 57A Scale range 8 59A Blather 6 60A "Bad Moon Rising" band, familiarly 3 61A Further 4 62A M.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53) 6 63A Map inset 3 64A End of a trail, perhaps 4 65A They're accepted at church 6Down
1D Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks 5 2D "Enough!" 5 3D Prime choice 15 4D They're found in dens 3 5D Sports and Arts, e.g. 8 6D Something to take in from a boat 11 7D Outside the typical biological setting 7 8D Dostoyevsky's denial 4 9D Spanish word on a U.S. map 3 10D Having lost interest 6 11D Where you might refuel after refueling 8 12D Miami is in it, for short 3 13D French word that sounds like a vote 3 16D Turn (up) 4 18D Rita ___, "R.I.P." singer 3 23D Composer Edvard 5 24D "Anyway, gonna move on now" 11 25D Name-dropping abbreviation 4 26D Not own 4 29D Schlep 3 31D End part of a violin bow 4 32D What might lead to a row at a party? 9 33D Forrest of film 4 34D Miscellany 4 38D Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove 8 41D Part of a cold pack? 7 44D Wine valley in the Bay Area 6 45D Green expanse 3 46D It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana 6 47D One with an "I" problem? 6 48D Team whose logo contains an "H" on top of a star 6 50D It's not gross 3 53D Sway 4 54D "Enough!" 4 56D Base of a pump 4 58D "Ended, ___ it begun" (Emily Dickinson poem) 3Frequently Asked Questions
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